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Archer (film)

Archer
Directed by Denny Lawrence
Produced by Moya Iceton
Written by Anne Brooksbank
Based on idea by Mike Norris
Bob Ellis
Starring Brett Climo
Robert Coleby
Nicole Kidman
Music by Chris Neal
Cinematography Frank Hammond
Edited by Ted Ötton
Production
company
Roadshow Coote & Carroll
Australian Film Commission
Distributed by Network 10
Release date
3 November 1985
Running time
128 mins
Country Australia
Language English

Archer is a 1985 Australian television film about the true story of Archer the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup and his 17-year-old strapper, Dave Power. Filmed in New South Wales' Sydney outskirts, Baulkham Hills, Megalong Valley and Snowy Mountains and Victoria's Melbourne.

A 17-year-old strapper, Dave Power (Brett Climo) and a mighty horse, Archer cross a continent, from Nowra in NSW to Flemington Racecourse, and then win the first Melbourne Cup.



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